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ELL, there was once a very rich gentleman, and he had three daughters, and he thought he'd see how fond they were of him. So he says to the first, "How much do you love me, my dear?"

"Why," says she, "as I love my life." "That's good," says he.

So he says to the second, "How much do you love me. my dear?"